readcell
Create cell array from file.
📝Syntax
C = readcell(filename)
C = readcell(filename, opts)
📥Input Arguments
Parameter Description
filename a string: filename source.
opts DelimitedTextImportOptions object
📤Output Arguments
Parameter Description
C a cell.
📄Description

C = readcell(filename) creates a cell array by importing column-oriented data from a text or spreadsheet file.

C = readcell(filename, opts) creates a cell array using the settings defined in the opts import options object. The import options object allows you to customize how readcell interprets the file, offering greater control, improved performance, and the ability to reuse the configuration compared to the default syntax.

💡Examples
Names = {'John'; 'Alice'; 'Bob'; 'Diana'};
Age = [28; 34; 22; 30];
Height = [175; 160; 180; 165];
Weight = [70; 55; 80; 60];
T = table(Names, Age, Height, Weight);
writetable(T, [tempdir,'readcell_1.csv'])
C = readcell([tempdir,'readcell_1.csv'])
Names = {'John'; 'Alice'; 'Bob'; 'Diana'};
Age = [28; 34; 22; 30];
Height = [175; 160; 180; 165];
Weight = [70; 55; 80; 60];
T = table(Names, Age, Height, Weight);
writetable(T, [tempdir,'readcell_1.csv'])
options = detectImportOptions([tempdir,'readcell_1.csv']);
C1 = readcell([tempdir,'readcell_1.csv'], options)
options.DataLines = [1 Inf]
C2 = readcell([tempdir,'readcell_1.csv'], options)
🔗See Also
writecelldetectImportOptionswritetablereadtablefileread
🕔Version History
Version Description
1.10.0 initial version
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